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President Barack Obama's selfie with the Danish and British prime ministers at Nelson Mandela's memorial service, and Obama's handshake with Cuba's Raul Castro made headlines this week. The appearance of phony sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie at the same event wasn't Obama's fault, but "SNL" had some fun with it all anyway.

Eager to set the record straight, Obama (Jay Pharaoh) told the world he was ready to put the day behind him.

"It was an emotional day for me, but also a controversial one," Pharaoh said. "I felt like Lemony Snicket because I suffered a series of unfortunate events."

Obama said he was "roped" into the selfie but first lady Michelle Obama was still furious about it. He said he was ready to focus on the important things like his healthcare policy. However, Obama was then flanked by Jantjie (Kenan Thompson). The interpreter went on to do everything from shoot imaginary webs, draw out imaginary curvy women and even do the "Thriller" dance in his own "translation."

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Things got worse for Obama after he was forced to take a pair of selfies with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Kate McKinnon).